Randy Wittman

Scott Brooks is on his way to Washington, the latest move made by the Wizards that could have the added benefit of enticing Kevin Durant to return home this summer.

The Wizards reached agreement with Brooks to become the team's new coach on Thursday, said two people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.

The sides agreed on a five-year deal, one of the people told the AP.

Brooks had a 338-207 record in seven years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He helped develop Durant and Russell Westbrook into perennial All-Stars and led the...

Related "Randy Wittman" Articles

Scott Brooks is on his way to Washington, the latest move made by the Wizards that could have the added benefit of enticing Kevin Durant to return home this summer.
The Wizards reached agreement with Brooks to become the team's new coach on Thursday,...

Published in Los Angeles Times on April 22, 2016 — Print headline: "Brooks set to become coach of Wizards"

The Sacramento Kings fired coach George Karl on Thursday after his first full season with the team, setting the stage for the team to hire its ninth coach since last making the playoffs in 2006. General Manager Vlade Divac announced the move a day after...

The Washington Wizards could be without John Wall for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks because the All-Star point guard has five non-displaced fractures in his left wrist and hand, the team announced...

Paul George scored a playoff career-high 39 points and had 12 rebounds Sunday night to lead Indiana back from a 19-point deficit and past the Washington Wizards, 95-92, leaving the Pacers one victory away from returning to the Eastern Conference...

Paul George had his best game of the series with 23 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers held the Washington Wizards to a franchise-low scoring total Friday night in an 85-63 victory for a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series....

A where-are-they-now rundown of top players from the Lakers' last championship era makes one feel for the purple and gulp.
Kobe Bryant is busy rehabbing a bothersome left knee whenever he's not busy ripping the direction of his franchise.
Andrew Bynum...

For old-timer's sake
Washington Wizards Coach Randy Wittman, on the collective play of Andre Miller, 37, Al Harrington, 34, and Drew Gooden, 32: "We had the AARP group in there. It was doing pretty good. You can see it in practice and out here on...